my friend u just go to googletalk and make your google account and press next when is don then u can use the market but do not forget your google account some time u forget the lock pattern then phone need your google account for unlock

2- Limited address book fileds - I can put more than one number on a contact, simply save the contact onto the phone or google contact, rather than save it on the sim, it's same as every single phone.

3- No GPS program ! - it support GSP, but do you mean sat nav software? google is build that now, and it will launch soon. but honestly, i dun rely on phone sat nav really if i am driving.

4- No Arabic font support ! - what's arabic font?? it support numbers in arabic, or do you mean input method in your language? that depend on whoever speak your language to design an app to support. and I have my own input anyway.

5- No Android market connection ! - again, that's faulty phone, go back to where you bought the phone and do exchange.

if these doesn't answer your questions, look for a book called "Manuel book of HTC Hero for Dummy".

Ali Rashid, 17 Oct 2009Tanx, would you please tell me how you solve below problems when HTC replied my email on some ... more1- Bluetooth file transfer - Download a program for it, findable @ Android market
2- Limited address book fileds - it definitely has the sufficient address book fields so I don't know what the problem is,
3- No GPS program ! - Google maps! Or else CoPilot, so it definitely has a gps program
4- No Arabic font support ! - your problem I guess :(. Maybe should've bought it in Africa
5- No Android market connection ! - I definitely do. I use Android Market often and from the beginning I have Android Market connections.

All these cons are not true, and this phone is great. I have it for a week now, and it's fantastic.

Zero, 17 Oct 2009you have a faulty machine, I have use it for a month as well, apart from the battery is runnin... moreTanx, would you please tell me how you solve below problems when HTC replied my email on some which is common and some my personal experience :
1- Bluetooth file transfer
2- Limited address book fileds
3- No GPS program !
4- No Arabic font support !
5- No Android market connection !
.....
my friend I guess you have used another machine not Hero or maybe mine :)

Ali Rashid, 16 Oct 2009Hi , it seems a bad machine ! I purchased month ago and it has below problems : you could not ... moreyou have a faulty machine, I have use it for a month as well, apart from the battery is running out quickly, i do not have any of of your problems. do use common sence before blaming the phone. someone like you just dont born for smart phone.

Anonymous, 17 Oct 2009bear in mind, people!! as I said in my previous post, DO NOT buy Android phone if your country... moreyes you are right for Android. But here on Hero there is some stupid problems also like that I could not send and receive files via Bluetooth !! Also in GSMArena I read that I could add unlimited field to address book which is wrong data and site people must avoid such a wrong information, I personally do not use google services so I could not use google account for my address book. one more thing is when I synchronize Hero with Outlook many fields in this way lost and as i had a Nokia E51, I revised around 800 contact on Hero and still many problem.

Ali Rashid, 16 Oct 2009Hi , it seems a bad machine ! I purchased month ago and it has below problems : you could not ... morebear in mind, people!! as I said in my previous post, DO NOT buy Android phone if your country doesn't supports Android market & google apps.

I noticed that there are no support for my country (indonesia), India, and Arab I suppose..
If you want to , you have to purchase your Hero or Magic on countries that supports them, like Singapore, or europian country.. and make sure that it is unlock version otherwise you might have some difficulties using it in your own country.

Anonymous, 13 Oct 2009Hi guys..
I just want to ask what is android market and google apps? How to put them in your ... morethe android i believe is the software these phones use and the apps r what r compatible with it? like the apps on the i phone

Ali Rashid, 16 Oct 2009Hi , it seems a bad machine ! I purchased month ago and it has below problems : you could not ... moreFor address book & contacts, its best you use google contact instead of phones or sim.

With google contact, you can add different address field, even customize the titles

Hi , it seems a bad machine ! I purchased month ago and it has below problems : you could not add extra address book field like second mobile number, time to time you have to delete email accounts as it is stop working suddenly without any reason !, No GPS program included to show even you coordinates, no Arabic font support and even you could not read website, SMS, email in Arabic and no support from HTC company, very low battery life, I could not connect to Android market ! and company has no way to solve ! and as total it is an expensive junk machine !

Anonymous, 15 Oct 2009hi. i am thinking of getting either the htc hero or the sony erricson idou. which is better. i... moreyes you MUST make up your mind which one is more important to you? the camera, or the touch. And don't forget another thing that Satio lacks...
the Apple store (with restriction)on iphone and Android market (free register) on Hero.

hi. i am thinking of getting either the htc hero or the sony erricson idou. which is better. i like a good camera but dnt like the fact that idou doesnt have the same touch screen as the hero/iphone.plz help